Elevation 1,333 m (4,373 ft) Dialing code 0464 Area 8.2 km² Local time Wednesday 7:10 AM Dialling code 0464 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website Official website Postal code 38040 | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 47% Humidity Region Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol | ||
Luserna (Cimbrian: Lusérn, German: Lusern) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 284 and an area of 8.2 square kilometres (3.2 sq mi).
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Map of 38040 Luserna, Province of Trento, Italy
Lusérn borders the following municipalities: Caldonazzo, Lavarone, Levico Terme, Pedemonte, Rotzo and Valdastico.
Cimbrian culture and language
Lusérn is the centre of Cimbrian language and culture. In the 2001 census, around 90% of the people of Lusérn stated Cimbrian, an Upper German dialect of the Germanic language, to be their first language. Formerly, Cimbrian was also spoken in neighbouring Lavarone, and in the so-called Seven Communities and Thirteen Communities. A cultural institute was decreed by provincial law and receives funds from the Italian state to help preserve the unique tradition, culture and language.
The Cimbrian spoken in Lusérn is a slightly different dialect from Cimbrian spoken elsewhere.